Minister Canney welcomes major uplift in Rural Development funding and rollout of new RAPID scheme

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the publication of the Department of Rural and Community Development’s [...]

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Minister Canney welcomes new €55.8 million Reconstitution Scheme to support forest owners hit by Storms Darragh and Éowyn

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Government approval of a national Reconstitution Scheme, costed at €55.8m, [...]

Minister Canney welcomes start of on-the-ground works for Western Rail Corridor as clearing begins at Tuam Station

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the beginning of clearance works on the Western Rail Corridor [...]

Minister Canney welcomes major broadband progress for Belclare with 3,700 homes to benefit

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed significant progress on the rollout of high-speed fibre broadband for [...]

Minister Canney welcomes over €6.6 million for Galway farmers under €86 million Eco-Scheme Balancing Payments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed today’s announcement by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon TD that [...]

Minister Canney welcomes major DTIF investment with over €26 million for Galway-linked innovation projects

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed today’s announcement of €39 million in new awards under Call [...]

Minister Seán Canney welcomes commencement of major water mains upgrade works in Tuam

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Uisce Éireann’s announcement that essential water mains replacement works will [...]

Minister Canney: Government’s Just Transition work already delivering for Ballinasloe Municipal District

Seán Canney TD has said the Government has made “real and measurable progress” on Just Transition since 2021, and that this work is now directly benefiting communities in Ballinasloe Municipal District. Speaking as the Dáil [...]

Minister Canney Welcomes New Measures to Speed Up Planning and Reduce Delays

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Government approval for amendments to the Planning and Development Act [...]

Minister Canney welcomes major EU investment in Galway digital infrastructure

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the announcement of €35 million in EU Connecting Europe Facility [...]